The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
rHEsMORE IMPORTANT AND INTER.
EsTING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

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rHESMORE IMPORTANT AND INTER
n EsTING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
. William II SNOW Of Ludlow Alienates
Wifes AntctiOns, and Then shoots the
unrband.T The Elopemcnt of Newark
Hula"d-Frank McB lido Pardnnsd by
The Govsrnor-LcaAs of tho Passumpsi'
: Rutland Has a Sensation.
THE EsoApADEs ORA NEWARK, M, DOCTOR
AND A YOUNG LADY COMPANION.
About week ago, DR. Z g Jones ofNewark
J, a specialist In the cure Of cancer and other
diseases, arrived in Rutland, In company with
! Miss Jennie Gade, also of Newark. and put up
at the Brock honse as CDR 4 g Jones and
, wife," IL appears that the doctor has wife
, in Newark who is justly indignant at the
Is wanted for the thtft OF jewelrv, and
clothes from the boarding house in Newark
where she stopped, and also for the sum OF
500 which she borrowed OF Tilted lover
Harry Colcloueh OF Orange, N J. Miss Gade
is blonde Of 20, with hair almost red shor.
of stature and with light blue eyes. DIR Jones'
wife says Miss Gade is "Dretty as pig" A
Newark detective was IN Rutland Friday and
searched Miss Gade's trunk. He found n
ring and q brooch, the moro valuable
articles having disappeared. Miss Gade
was taken to Newark to be tried. Her parting
with Jones was atiectionate but not demons.
trative. DR. Jones was locked up in Rutland
jail Saturday on an indictment under the
"blal k,t act" which is section 42il OF he
Vermont statutes. Bail was fixed at $500,
but he could not furnish it. He will have an
immediate trial Mrs Jones arrived in Rutland
Monday evening, and visited her husband In
Jail. She sticks up tor him and puts all the
blame on Miss Gade
| Alienafcd n Vyifc's Affections
AND THEN SHOT THE HUsBAND.-LIvELY
| TIMES IN LUDLOW.
Report comes of sensational shooting atfray
| in Ludlow As usual woman is at the bot
tom OF 1t. The principals in the afray are
William II Snow and Charles Ashley. Last
fall Ashley went to Canada for several
weeks stay, and during his absence Snow, who
was boardeI at Ashley'S, took the opportunity
| OF gaining Mrs Ashleys affections. Since that
time peace bias been stranger to the house
hold. Last Thursday Mrs Ashley packed up
her goods and sent them to the house Of Mrs
Blodgett, sister of Snow. Ashley went to the
latter house to see his little son, but was denied
admission by Snow A little later the parties
met at the station, AMI an alteration arising,
Snow drew revolver and shot Ashley through
the left breast. The ball was extracted and |
rested and locked up. On examination before |
Justice Ball Snow was held In 5000 bail for his |
appearance at Windsor county court. ~.
sTABBING ARRAY AT COLCHESTER.
1t Is reported that man named Kinney and
Arthur Allen, both of Colchester, who have
been on uniriendly terms, had conflict lately
which proved to be a serious ARRAY. As Kin
ney was passing Allen place be was challenged
or called out one side, and after some parley-
Ing tse two grsppled with each other. AS the
c0ntes waxed warmer Allen stabbed Kinney .
number OF times in the arms and legs.
Allen was arrsigued for assault Tuesday.
tie waived examination and was held to await |
the action OF the grand jury. Bail was fixed at
$500, which amount was furnished by Allen's
father and the accused was set at liberty. Al
len claim, that Pinney first attacked him and
that he assaulted Allen in self defence.
au. FIRE AT NORTH PoULTNEY.
The large residence at North Poultney owned
and occupied by Mrs Hugh II Hughes, caught
fire about half past eight last night, it is sup
posed from the furnace and though the alarm
was quickly gwen it. was so long before nep
borh0od being absent at the school meeting that
but little was saved. A piano and other furni-
ture was taken from the first floor but every
thing else was DESTROYED. The building is re-
ported as insured for $4,000.
SUICIDE AT SOUTH RoYALToN.
Mrs Alexander Mcdonald, widow, who
lived two and a half miles below South Royal
ION toward Sharon, committed suicide Friday
by drowning herself in White River. She laid
3nt the clothes for her burial before leaving the
1o1se, and leftHshan,l on the river bank to at.
esss eres"' No = the deed can be as
signed unless it was fear OF financial disaster.
Henry D Gillett, %, was killed Saturday by
4 piece of board thrown by a circular saw IN
MS mill at Hartford.
Steam heating of railroad cars, by the Will J
" pxDnrlmgutGl 1
with at st Adams, Friday. EHeA
The Vermont GraBite company Of Barre win Q
furnish 1000 feet Of granite for the piers of the
Hartford bridge, now being rebuilt Ivy the Gen.
ral Vermont. Is
All rhe Knights Of Labor employed in Rock /
wood s. Cos hosiery null at Bennington were c
ordered uthy The walking deleca.e Monday .
and tic min VAS psrsg stat diva Tuesday.
Alta meeting Of the directors OF lie St Jehrs-
bury q Lake ChaEplain failrofe,s held at S; c
John. bury Thursday last s q Snurtlef q
Montpelicr was elected director in place of tie
ate A i Jewett, deceased f W Worse of
Montpelier, secretary ard treasurer, in place !
4 A Stoweli. 1be Il oinina 1T u SUI {
was left With President Mellen.
Tn, Connecticut and PAsumpsic railroad o
las been leased to ths son & Lo veil for
ERIN CT 90 years and upon terms which will
let the stockholders five per cent per annum :,
or 10 years from Apli list, AMI six per cent
hereafter. The road in question cXfends from e.
White River junction, to the Canada linz, :
lisiance of 10 miles. 1t also leases tho Mas
awippi Valley railroad from State Line to
knoxville, Canada. a distance OF ~ miles,
making total Of l47 miles operated.
Gov Omsbee has pardoned Frank Mcbride, g
Young Middlebury man who in 1880 was "
convicted OF an assault upon enc Armada Lam. :
hear, who afterwards tnrned out to be a poto-
ious character from Franklin county. Nc
Bride was sent up for five years. The won =
ms inadutrated bad character soon became
,nowp, but net in season for use at lhe thai, ,
md her evidence was about oil there was
Qainst the Young man. A petition for Nc q
Brides pardon was prepared In Mlddlebnry Y
nd was very generally signed BY the best men u
4 the town. n
The auditing department Of the Ogdensbur0 =
nd Lake Champlan division Of the Central
Termont railroad has been transferred from n,
)sdcnsbure, n Y to st Adams under the N
harRc OF General Auditor Lucas. President
mih Of the Central Vermont road has Issued
q order in conformity with the interstate com
nerce law, ststine that all passes is ued by the
expire April 4. and after that date
one viii he issued in contravention OF the pro A
irions OF the law. The order states that all 81
asses permissible under the provisions OF the
aw may be re issued. All passenger aud
reight contracts Expire April 4. c
The new temperance tex. books furnished at
be expenses OF The State to tine children OF the =
ubic schools are now being distributed under .
he dire c,ion OF the secretary OF State to the I
arous towns. The estimates called for IS 600
nlies OF the pathfinder series, including
teele's "uygienie Physiology" which were
uprlied by A s Barnes & Co. Some $4,000
i Drand's Physiolsy, published by Leach, c
DWELL and Sanoorn. were also ordered by the (
tate authorities. These books will be ready
in ha sal.. af ina nnnl